sternness vs asperity
asperity vs sternnesssternness and asperity both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sternness | Yes | No | No | No |
| asperity | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
asperity is a hypernym of
sternness; that is, asperity is a
word with a broader meaning than sternness:
- sternness: the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding
- asperity: something hard to endure
Other hypernyms of sternness include
grimness, hardship, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity.
| sternness (noun) | asperity (noun) |
|---|---|
| uncompromising resolution | something hard to endure |
| the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding | harshness of manner |
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